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  hei2   jyutping
  qi3   pinyin
[1] [v] begin; start [2] rise; stand up; go up; get up [3] [v] happen; take place [4] [v] unfold; uncover [5] build; establish [6] a numerical classifier for incidents

Stroke count: 10
Level: 2
Radical: (#156)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  deoi3 bat1 hei2  dui4 bu4 qi3 = sorry; let sb down
detail  jat1 hei2  yi1 qi3 = together
detail  hei2 ngaan5  qi3 yan3 = eye-catching
detail  kin2 hei2 wok6 goi3   = take the lid off the pot
detail  seng2 m4 hei2  xing3 wu2 qi3 = cannot remember, not able to remember
detail  hei2 laap6  qi3 li4 = stand up
detail !  gok3 wai6*2 cing2 hei2 laap6  ge4 wei4 qing3 qi3 li4 = Everybody please stand up!
detail  hei2 maa5  qi3 ma3 = at least
detail  hei2 san1  qi3 shen1 = to wake up; to get up
detail  hei2 geoi1 sat1   = living room
See all 171 compounds (CantoDict reports 176 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 20 examples containing 起
detail 對不起由於下雨所以遲到
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.
detail audio 聽日點鐘起身
I need to wake up at 7 o'clock tomorrow.
detail audio 行李
Stack the luggage in a pile.
detail 男仔樹樁
The boy digs up a tree stump.
[Lit. [counter] man-child dig up [counter] tree-stump]
detail 學生起身
A student called Ping stood up.
[Lit. have [counter] call Ping-boy [possessive particle] student stand-up]
detail 起身
If you fall over, get back up again!
[Lit. fall bad-thing, stand back up body. As the translation suggests, this is actually a conditional sentence, even though it might not seem like it. More explicitly we could say 如果你跌親嘅話,你就企返起身啦!]
detail 人工
He can't pay the wages
detail 對得起朋友
be a true friend
detail
He lifts up a bucket of water with just one hand.
detail audio 屋企起勢噉
I drank water unceasingly on returning home.
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